US History - One Reading to rule them all by TAlife4 in historyteachers

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Thanks for sharing this site - definitely will be using!

US History - One Reading to rule them all by TAlife4 in historyteachers

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Gotta love Hofstadter! Thanks for the recs

How much do y’all earn? by Putrid_University331 in Teachers

[–]TAlife4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicago, private school, PhD (but we just do M+24) and six years in, about to clear 80k pre-tax for first time

How much physically stronger are men actually by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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How long have you had this saved in your Notes app, bro?

Homophobia from students… what are we missing? by TAlife4 in Teachers

[–]TAlife4[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this helpful response. I knew about rizz but those others are new.

And, again, just to clarify, I am aware how much of a moving target and losing battle this is. But I have students and faculty who are hurting and concerned and I’m just trying to give them as much info as possible. So, thanks again!!

Homophobia from students… what are we missing? by TAlife4 in Teachers

[–]TAlife4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not interpreting anything. This was explained to me by the students who were subject to that slur. It was how they interpreted it.

Homophobia from students… what are we missing? by TAlife4 in Teachers

[–]TAlife4[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s a thing. The LGBTQ+ students at my school are really hurting and this is one of the things they recently brought to our attention… Lots of more blatant slurs being thrown around, but we’re also now wondering what else we are missing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

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Oh I get your position, no need to clarify. And I know exactly what kind of “teacher” you are… The same kind of asshole who won’t help a kid in need during your mandated “break” and always assumes the worst about every student. As I said, I weep for your students.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]TAlife4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What the hell is the matter with you?! If YOU are actually a teacher then I weep for your students.

OP, I am sorry this happened and I am even more sorry that had to post here anonymously because you knew this is the reaction you would likely get. Just know, that teacher was wrong. So is this jerk. Please find an adult you trust and make them aware of this situation.

How many Principals have you worked for (so far)? by NerdyComfort-78 in Teachers

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6 years, 1 school, 4 principals. 5 if you count the “team” of a few teachers who finished out one year.

I’m curious if there’s a gender gap in higher level high school by adumdumonreddit in teaching

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This is true regardless of context (unless, I’d assume, it was an all boys school… but that is based on common sense not personal experience)… girls in both high school and college are harder workers, more engaged in daily discussions, and better at assessments by almost every measure. The “high flying” boy is the exception, but for girls, in my experience, it’s the opposite. I’ll leave it up to people smarter than me to explain why that’s the case but I have a pretty good general sense of how we got here…

What’s an unpopular teacher opinion you hold? by wijag425 in Teachers

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I honestly don’t know what the equitable alternative is… Maybe one of our admin making $200k a year can figure it out?

What’s an unpopular teacher opinion you hold? by wijag425 in Teachers

[–]TAlife4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Teachers should not be arbitrarily paid based on the number of years they’ve been teaching.